PREM: Cal State L.A. & Penn State Partnership for Materials Research and Education

非技术总结：这是加州州立大学洛杉矶分校（CSULA）和宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）之间的材料研究和教育（PREM）合作项目。通过CSULA两个学院（自然与社会科学与工程与技术）的三个系（物理，化学，生物化学和机械工程）与PSU纳米科学材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）的合作，该PREM旨在加强CSULA这一少数民族服务机构的材料科学与工程研究和教育。它的重点是通过一个全面的科学和教育计划来指导、指导和培训本科生和硕硕生在材料领域的职业，这也促进了CSULA材料科学与工程硕士学位的发展，同时为CSULA学生继续在宾夕法尼亚州立大学或其他领先机构攻读博士学位，或在毕业后在该领域寻找工作建立了桥梁结构。技术概述：PREM将三个研究课题与一个教育组成部分集成如下。（T1）氧同位素取代半掺杂锰矿石的磁性、电学、热学和铁电性质旨在研究和开发利用同位素取代特定多铁性材料的新界面，这些材料在室温附近具有潜在可控的电学和磁性能。这类材料在开发低功率自旋电子器件方面具有很大的前景。（T2）在光吸收钙钛矿上固定化的析氧电催化剂和光电催化剂金属氧化物寻求通过提取催化簇来开发可再生能源（制氢）的新途径，该催化簇允许植物中的水分解过程，并使用合成方法将其稳定在钙钛矿基质上。(3)利用碳纳米管和逐层处理技术的催化纳米泵的发展研究了催化的、非机械的纳米泵，能够在没有电源的情况下工作，并提供可控制的微尺度流动，对特定的刺激做出反应。该项目利用催化酶附着在垂直排列的碳纳米管上，并采用逐层技术制造。这种PREM的教育，持久的影响反映在课程的发展和材料科学与工程领域更高学位的实施上，尽管（T4） CSULA材料科学与工程理学硕士学位的发展和PREM的教育计划。所有PREM活动的中心主题是招募和保留科学和技术领域代表性不足的少数民族。这些活动对于CSULA的愿景和战略规划及其对社区的服务至关重要，因为它位于洛杉矶地区，在弱势学生的教育中发挥着日益重要的作用，并且材料科学领域正在不断扩大和发展。与当地四所少数民族高中（罗斯福、加菲尔德、林肯和威尔逊）合作，为有才华的高中生提供暑期研究体验，其中95%的学生是拉丁裔。

Non-Technical Summary:This is a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) between California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and Penn State University (PSU). Through collaboration between three CSULA departments (Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mechanical Engineering) in two colleges (Natural and Social Sciences and Engineering and Technology) and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanoscale Science at PSU, this PREM is designed to enhance the research and education of materials sciences and engineering at CSULA, a minority-serving institution. Its focus is on mentoring, guiding and training undergraduate and master's students for careers in materials via a comprehensive scientific and educational program that also facilitates the development of a Master's of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at CSULA while establishing a bridge structure for CSULA students to continue on to PhD studies at Penn State or other leading institutions, or to seek employment in the field after graduation. Technical Summary:The PREM integrates three research topics with one educational component as follows. (T1) Magnetic, Electrical, Thermal and Ferroelectric Properties of the Oxygen-isotope Substituted Half-doped Manganites seeks to study and develop new interfaces using isotope substitutions in specific multiferroic materials that present potentially controllable electric and magnetic properties near room temperature. Such materials are very promising for the development of low-power spintronic devices. (T2) Oxygen-evolving Electrocatalysts and Photoelectrocatalysts Immobilized onto Light-absorbing Perovskite Metal Oxides seeks to develop new routes to renewable energy sources (hydrogen production) by extracting the catalytic cluster that allows the process of water splitting in plants and stabilize it onto perovskite substrates using synthetic methods. (T3) Development of Catalytic Nanopumps Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes and Layer-by-Layer Processing studies catalytic, non-mechanical, nanopumps able to function without a power source and deliver controllable microscale flows that respond to specific stimuli. This project utilizes catalytic enzymes attached to vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and fabricated using layer-by-layer techniques. The educational, long-lasting, impact of this PREM is reflected in the development of curriculum and the implementation of a higher degree in the field of materials science and engineering though (T4) Development of CSULA's Master of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering and Educational Plan for the PREM. A central theme in all PREM activities is the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in sciences and technology. These activities are critical to the vision and strategic planning of CSULA and its service to the community, given its location in the Los Angeles area, its ever-increasing role in the education of underrepresented students, and the expanding and evolving field of materials science. A summer research experience for talented high schools students is also offered in collaboration with four local minority high schools (Roosevelt, Garfield, Lincoln and Wilson) with 95% Latino enrollment.